#anachronism

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What interests me is that this was never a problem before.

Do you think a woman, even a rich woman in Antebellum south, would wear this make up?

Why Snow White, as a medieval German princess wears a 1930's bowb cut, and why this doesn't ruin immersion?

Do you think any woman in the Wild West would look like Marilyn Monroe?

Why a young man boarding the Titanic have the same haircut as a 90's hearthrob?

Hollywood has been using anachronisms and anachronistic beauty standards since it's very beginning.

And not saying it's bad for people to be aware of these things, I'm just curious about how something that never was a problem before suddenly is a huge problem now.

All period pieces no matter how accurate to the period they try to depict, carry anachronisms from when they were made in order to make a connection to current audiences and convey certain ideas. And film was always like that. But suddenly any hint of 2020's culture and aesthetics that appear in period films breaks immersion and makes people mad, and I wonder why?

I'm reminded of Christopher Nolan The Odyssey, and amid many awful choices, the fact that the characters use the word "dad" was what broke the camel's back for many? Like, serious guys, in an ocean of questionable choices THIS was what made you angry? You guys would certainly DESPISE Epic.

I have a theory that maybe it's social media. Social media makes us hyper aware of everything, so it's harder to willingly suspend your disbelief.

Another thing is that we use the cinema as escapism more than ever before, and modern audiences despise current culture, and are trying to escape from it as best as they can. The past itself became escapism, and audiences don't want anything to remind them of current times.

So what do you guys think? I would love to hear your thoughts about this, because it's something that amuses me a lot.